Mickey Harris Delivers Baseball Talk In Bath Elks Night
Mickey Harris former Red Sox pitcher and Cleveland relief hurler spoke at Bath Lodge of Elks Sports Night before a large crowd. He discussed baseball details from signs to scouting, praised Little League and school programs, and shared views on the 1953 pennant race while noting his affection for Maine.
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City Hall
Bath Lodge of Elks
Edward J. McMann
Dennis Murphy
Morse High
Mickey Harris
Cleveland Indians
Clarence McLean
Boothbay Harbor
Harry W. Thebeau
Bath Lodge
Red Sox
Bath
Harris
Fenway Park
Hyde
Military
Naval
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Parnell
Mickey
Ted Williams
Sox
Korea
Yankees
White Sox
Washington
Athletics
Brooklyn
Braves
Hisseball
Portland
Old Orchard
Maine
Wou
Realistic Korea portrait shared at Lions Club meeting
Lieut. Ronald Oulton, a Korean War veteran, told Lions Club members the public remains unaware of key issues in the Korean crisis. He described Korea’s geography, postwar occupation, and the hardships of combat, noting heavy casualties from difficult evacuations and the improving role of mercy helicopters.
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Korea
Lions Club
Ronald Oulton
Sedgwick
Wilfred Guerin
Oulton
Japan
Yalta
Russia
United States
South Korea
Rocky Mountains
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Martha Jane Freeto Visits Concord Relatives
Martha Jane Freeto daughter of Mr and Mrs John Freeto of Concord Massachusetts has arrived for a month long visit with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Raymond Small of Pleasant Street in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha-Jane Freeto
John Freeto
Concord, Mass
Raymond Small
Pleasant Street
Rotarians Visit Brunswick Naval Air Base for Defense Insight
Bath Rotarians and guests toured Brunswick Naval Air Base as part of a National Defense effort. Captain Glennon G Price outlined the growing jet facility with 65 million dollars in planned spending, new runways, fuel pipelines, housing needs, and sound guided landing tech enhancing safety and readiness.
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Bath
Brunswick Naval Air Base
National Defense Efort
Glennon G. Price
Price
Harpswell Neck
Public
Naval Stores Organization
Resta
Chester A. Plant
Sedan Plunges Down a Bank Killing Driver in Woolwich
Clinton I Strout 38 of Woolwich died when his light sedan, after brushing another car he was attempting to pass, careened off Route One near the Highwa Garage and struck a pine tree. He was ejected from the car and died from a fractured skull. The other driver, T Sgt Leonard H Fox, and his family escaped with minor damages. Fox reported Strout was trying to pass at about 40 mph. Strout leaves a widow Alma Reed Strout and three children, plus his parents and siblings.
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Clinton I. Strout
Woolwich
Strout
Highwa
George Gaul Richmond
Sagadahoc
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Ivory C. Strout
Woolwich Board of Selectmen
Leonard H. Fox
Army Air Force Base
Presque Isle
Herman Boudreau
Fox
Boudreau
Bath
Boston
Wellington
Maine
Ivory C
Emily
Marius Strout
Alma Reed Strout
Clinton L., Jr
Joan
Sandra
Harold
Edward
Brunswick
Robert
Herbert Lilly
Edmund Hayward
Kittery Point
Thelma Pottle
Gareth Coffin
Heart Campaign in Sagadahoc County Opens in February
The Heart Fund drives Sagadahoc County with Harry W. Thebeau leading a February campaign in Bath. Harold Adams of Bath Iron Works is gifts chairman. Tag days set for Feb 27 and 28 with Edward B. Hamblett in charge. Parking meters will bear stickers directing dimes to the Heart Campaign Fund.
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the Heart Fund
Harry W. Thebeau
Thebeau
United States
Bath
Heart Fund
Harold Adams
Bath Iron Works
Special Gifts
Edward B. Hamblett
Heart Campaign Fund
AFL challenges CIO to tell truth in BIW labor fight
The American Federation of Labor issued a bulletin at Bath Iron Works challenging the CIO to publish only truthful statements during the pre election campaign. AFL representative Alonzo F. Young proposed a $1,000 escrow deposit to ensure accuracy, with three trusted referees named to judge truthfulness and possible forfeiture to charity. The move marks a rare, fact focused bid in BIW labor history as the CIO contends for sole bargaining rights against the AFL.
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Bath Iron Works
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
BIW
Alonzo F. Young
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
A.F.L
Young
C.I.0
Sumner Sewall
State of
Maine
Jdiner R. Deering
Bath Municipal Court
J. Horacé McClu
Bath Yard
National Labor Relations Board
Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers
C.I.C
Bath Iron Workers
Maine GOP Women Meet With Curtis as Guest Speaker
George E. Curtis Jr. will address the Maine State Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs at a March 5 luncheon in Auburn’s High Street Congregational Church. Reservations go to Mrs. Alice Plummer, 73 Harvard Street, Auburn. Fred C. Scribner cannot attend. MSFWRC board meets at 11 a.m., president Hazel C. Lord leads the session, with a noon business meeting and 1 p.m. luncheon.
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George E. Curtis, Jr
Burton M. Cross
Maine State Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
High Street Congregational Church
Auburn
Alice Plummer
Harvard Street
Fred C. Scribner
Portland
GOP
Speaker
Msfwrc
Hazel ‘C. Lord of
Lillian Fisher School Dedicated in Bath Bath
The eight room Lillian F Fisher school in Bath South End was dedicated Wednesday night with Maine Education Commissioner as speaker. Program included Morse High band music flag ceremony by D A R and S V, invocation by Harold Allen, remarks by city and school officials, and refreshments after the building opened for inspection.
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Lillian F. Fisher
South End
Maine
Speaker
Merritt A. Mitchell
Bath City
Can Revolution
Maurice Warner
Harold Allen
Corliss Street Church
Mitchell
C. Lloyd Hooker
Board of Education
Eastham Guild, Jr
Alonzo J. Harriman
Morse graduates aboard training ship Empire State cruise
Three Morse High School graduates and 220 midshipmen aboard the Maine Maritime Academy training ship Empire State departed Coco Solo Naval Station bound for Vera Cruz Mexico on a 1420 mile six day voyage. The crew visited San Juan St Thomas Bridgetown BWI Trinidad and Panama Canal Zone. Commander Arthur Fairley praised drills and navigation training as the cruise proceeds toward a successful completion.
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Maine Maritime Academy
Empire State
Coco Solo Naval Station
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Maine
San Juan
P. R
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Bridgetown
Barbadoes
Naval Station
Trinidad
Panama Canal Zone
Midshipmen
Henry M. Powers, Jr
H. Martin Powers
Washington Street
Donald Beaton
Daniel A. Beaton
Western Avenue
John “Jackie Oliver
William W. Oliver
North Street
Ath
Gerald Jack
Topsham
Morse High School
Canal Zone
San Lorenzo
Chargres River
Colon
Cristobal
Gatun Locks
Canal
Gatun Lake
Pacific
Comdr
Arthur Fairley
USNR
F B I School for Sagadahoc Officers Continues to March 19
An FBI school for law enforcement officers in Sagadahoc County continues through March 19. The first session Tuesday night featured FBI Agent Donald Curry of Bangor, who spoke on report writing and note taking. The program mirrors a successful class held here two years ago.
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Sagadahoc County
Donald Curry
Bangor
Councillor McClure Declines Referee Role in Labor Vote
Executive Councillor J Horace McClure of Bath says he will not serve as a referee in the AFL CI O dispute over the Bath Iron Works labor election set for March 6 He notes his sympathy lies with the AFL due to past state level AFL support for BIW contracts The AFL offered deposits to bind either side to truth in the campaign and to donate forfeited funds to local charities if the CI O loses He cites 1949 events when Maine labor aided BIW to protect destroyer contracts and notes a Maine State Federation of Labor resolution urging equitable contract awards to BIW from national authorities
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J. Horace McClure
Bath
Toe the Times
CIO
AFL
Bath Iron Works
McClure
A. F. of L
Iron Works
Board of
MecClure
Maine Federation of Labor
BIW
Massachusetts
United States
Boston Navy Yard
Maine
House of Representatives
Senate
Benjamin J. Dorsky
Maine State Federation of Labor
Waterville
E Eas
Bath Iron Iron Rks
Secretary of Defense
Army, Navy,and Air
Maritime Commission
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ELKS
Brunswick’s
Naval Air Base
G. Thomas Murphy
Kenneth W. Humphreys
Atwood O. Smart
Stanley R. Hunter
Harry Young
Armand Langlais
Peter Francisco
Central Grammar School Boys
C. I. Strout
Heart Campaign
Harry W. Thebeau, Sr
Drive For Funds
Bea UL
Bath A. F. of
Lillian Fisher
MORSE
Maritime Academy
F. B. I. School
M’clure
C.so
Gardiner R. Deering
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers
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